Where does “جریدجی” come from?

جریدجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ـجی, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

جریدجی (Ottoman Turkish): maker or seller of the javelins played within the game of jereed, or a good player at this game

Definitions

  1. maker or seller of the javelins played within the game of jereed, or a good player at this game

Ancestry of “جریدجی”, step by step

جریدجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix

via Ottoman Turkish جرید

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishجریدjereed, a blunt javelin used by the Turkish people, especially in mock fights
2Arabicجَرِيدdefoliated palm

Words derived from “جریدجی”

Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی →